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DG44's avatar
DG44
Explorer | Level 4
3 months ago

Email says I have only 1GB left, but my account shows much more available

I don't know why I'm getting these emails that tell me "Your Dropbox account has less than 1 GB of storage left." According to my Dropbox account I'm Using 6.26 GB of 9.76 GB. That's a fair amount more than the "less than 1GB" available noted in this email.

 

 

 

  • Federico_C's avatar
    Federico_C
    Explorer | Level 4
    I have the same problem:
    Dropbox has probably been trying to scam me for months and I find it to be a misleading advertising practice. Remaining in good faith, it could be a bug, but in this case Dropbox has to do something about it.
    Since I wanted to communicate with someone from support before publicly attacking the company, I am here waiting for a response.
    Having the free plan Dropbox does not allow me to write even one email. If someone with the paid plan can contact support and ask for assistance it would be a great help.
    In Italy, AGCOM deals with misleading advertising.
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey DG44 and Federico_C, thanks for reaching out to us.

     

    If you're receiving emails that you have less space available than your actual available space, as shown in the plan tab of your account settings, you'll first need to check if the email address these emails are coming to, is the same as the one you use for your Dropbox account.

     

    It might just mean that you have another account you forgot you had.

     

    If that's not the case, can you please send me a screenshot of the email you received and a screenshot of what you see in the plan tab?

     

    Just make sure to hide any personal info on the screenshots.

     

    Thanks.

    • DG44's avatar
      DG44
      Explorer | Level 4

      Thanks for the reply, Hannah. Is there a way I can email you the screenshots? Obviously if I hide any personal info, you won't be able to see it.

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey DG44, sorry for jumping in. We can look into this without seeing your personal info for the time being. 

         

        Feel free to attach your screenshots in this thread (after having removed your personal info) and we’ll check this further. If we need any other info after that, we’ll let you know.